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False western froglet

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False western froglet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Myobatrachidae
Genus: Crinia
Species:
C. pseudinsignifera
Binomial name
Crinia pseudinsignifera
Main, 1957

The false western froglet (Crinia pseudinsignifera) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, wastewater treatment areas, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts (2004). "Crinia pseudinsignifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T41138A10404737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41138A10404737.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.